Month: August 2024

In a twist echoing the darkest days of the Pac-12’s misguided media strategy, the inaugural games for Washington and Oregon as members of the Big Ten were blacked out locally on a major cable network in the Pacific Northwest. The Big Ten Network and Comcast failed to resolve a carriage dispute prior to a Saturday

A racehorse named Swift Delivery that three-time Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce bought into has finished second in its latest start.

By JIM VERTUNO AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Quinn Ewers passed for 260 yards and three touchdowns and No. 4 Texas rolled past Colorado State 52-0 on Saturday in the opener for both teams. Ewers connected with Matthew Golden for a pair of touchdowns in the second quarter, and had another strike to Isaiah Bond as

Chief Justice John Roberts famously promised to be a modest caller of balls and strikes during his confirmation hearings two decades ago. In their occasional public appearances, Supreme Court justices always insist that the high court doesn’t do politics or policy but simply interprets the Constitution. Yet on the rare occasions when we get a

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The Miami Hurricanes kicked off their 2024 college football season in dominant fashion, securing a commanding 41-17 victory over their in-state rivals, the Florida Gators, on the road. More news: ACC Team Loses Starting Quarterback For Season After First Game Entering the season as one of the favorites to win the ACC title, Miami not

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Police said Saturday that a man will face misdemeanor charges after he stormed into the press area at Donald Trump’s rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, before being surrounded by authorities and eventually subdued with a Taser as the former president spoke at the campaign stop. The incident Friday came moments after Trump had

Sean Manaea has seen the best and worst of the ballpark that used to be called Comiskey Park. The Mets left-hander who grew up about 60 miles southeast in a small town in Indiana first visited the ballpark on the South Side of Chicago as a kid with his youth team. Originally Published: August 31,

A small plane crashed into a residential neighborhood Saturday morning just east of Portland, Oregon, sparking a fire in a condominium complex, officials said.    Gresham Fire Chief Scott Lewis told reporters that the plane crashed into “a row of three-story condo units,” four of which caught fire. The crash occurred at about 10:20 a.m.

Jasson Dominguez is the backup quarterback. He is the answer because — if you are a Yankee fan — you have grown to hate the starter and what you don’t know is better than what you do. In this case Dominguez is better than Alex Verdugo.  I know. You think you know Dominguez because he

TEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president said Saturday his country needs some $100 billion in foreign investment to achieve an annual target of 8% economic growth up from the current rate of 4%. The remarks by Masoud Pezeshkian, who was elected in July, came in his first live televised interview by state

Vice President Kamala Harris should promise to grow the U.S. economy by importing more migrant workers, consumers, and renters, according to a pro-migration op-ed writer at the Washington Post.  “Legal immigration is a critical component of economic growth and solvency for our entitlement programs,” columnist Jennifer Rubin declared on August 27. “There is no shortage of good ideas,

Weeks after homes in Rancho Palos Verdes’ Portuguese Bend neighborhood lost gas due to dangerous land movement, Southern California Edison officials have delivered another blow to those living on this complex of worsening landslides: Electricity will be cut off Sunday at noon. Residents of 140 homes, as well as some nearby city equipment powered by

A fan uses a smartphone to access an online ticket sales website to purchase tickets for Oasis’ “Live ’25” tour. Oasis fans queued online early Saturday to buy tickets for the eagerly awaited reunion tour, but many tickets had already been scooped up by resellers charging many times over original ticket prices. Oli Scarff/AFP via